The Race

Flicka turned out to be a very good pony. I kept her at a local stable. It was probably about 3 miles to my house. I use to ride her to town quite often. I would ride her into my house just to spend time with her and do something different. When I rode her to town lots of younger children would stop me, to pet and ride the pony. I really enjoyed sharing her with everyone, she was such a good little pony. I always let them pet her. I was afraid to let them ride, I did not want any little ones to get hurt.

There is one particular day I remember the most. I had taken Flicka to Nancy's house a few blocks away from my house. On my way home one of the boys I went to school with rode up on his new bicycle. 

All you girls know what happened next. Yes, he started,  Bragging about his new bicycle ," my new bike is faster than your pony, I'll race you". I knew my pony was faster than his bike but he kept at me. "come on race me" "chicken". Come on race me". Well being the competitive, daredevil young lady I am I jumped right on it.

We went running down the street as fast as we could go. This is the part where you need to pay close attention. 

I was on the left, he was on the left, Paying attention ? Remember I was about 13 years old. Flicka is my first pony.

Flicka and I were running fast as we could down the middle of my street Then I seen my house, we got to the front of my house with Flicka in the lead, I turned Flicka towards my house, which was on the right. Flicka, poor baby, ran into his new bike, jumped up high in the air just (trying to miss that bicycle). Like a rodeo horse, kicked out at the bike, and  went running into the back yard. I went flying over her shoulders rolled smack into the big walnut tree in front of my house.

Oh, my gosh my head hurt so bad I could barely get up. The neighbors went after Flicka, she was in the back yard, eating grass of course. 

They carefully walked me over to set on my porch. Well Flicka was fine but Larry's bicycle well that was a different story. It was not even rideable. Flicka broke the spokes out, and bent the rim, lol. So much for that new bicycle.

Lesson for the day. Remember everyone, I was only about 13 years old,  with little to no horse experience. As I set there in total disbelief and in shock. I finally figured out just what happened.

Guess What? *** Horses and ponies they turn much, much faster than bicycles. 

Riding Disciplines

Riding Disciplines

Horses, Hook m Early

These are my grand children I have three. This is my oldest one her name is Paige, she just turned 6 years old this year. Its her very first horse ride with me beside her.






 


 




   

This young man is my grandson Wyatt, he is 2 years old. He is my little horseman. I call him my little mister. Whenever he sees a horse no matter where it is he’s telling grandma “horse, horse, horse”.  The first four pictures are over Christmas. In the lower one on Velvet he is about a year and a half old. The last one he was just seven months old on Shaggy.

  

  

  

This little lady is my youngest grand daughter her name is Miss AnnElise she turned one year old in July she's a little bit on the scared side, the real horses care her to death she screamed whenever we got close to one, my daughter and I was devestated, lol. She was even a little leary of stuffed ones they are now a blast. The first picture is  at Christmas this year. She took a break from unwrapping presents just to ride the horse. God willing next year she will be ready for the real thing.